Camera Assemblies with a Flanged Lens Module

An electronic device comprising:

• a device housing at least partially defining an interior volume of the device, the device housing including a transparent flat covering through which light may enter the device;
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• a camera assembly disposed within the interior volume of the device housing under the transparent flat covering, the camera assembly comprising:
• a lens module having an array of lens elements stacked along an optical axis and a lens barrel at least partially surrounding the array of lens elements, wherein:
• the lens barrel comprises a flange that defines, at an intersection with an uppermost lens element, an input aperture through which light enters the lens module;
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• the flange has a height that varies in a direction from the input aperture to an outer edge of the flange;
• a camera housing enclosing the lens module;
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• an actuator module coupled to the lens module and configured to pivot the lens module about a location inside of the lens module relative to the camera housing and the device housing.

An electronic device comprising:

• a device housing at least partially defining an interior volume of the device, the device housing including a transparent rounded covering through which light may enter the device;
• and
• a camera assembly disposed within the interior volume of the device housing under the transparent rounded covering, the camera assembly comprising:
• a lens module having an array of lens elements stacked along an optical axis and a lens barrel at least partially surrounding the array of lens elements, wherein:
• the lens barrel comprises a flange that defines, at an intersection with an uppermost lens element, an input aperture through which light enters the lens module;
• the flange has a height that varies in a direction from the input aperture to an outer edge of the flange;
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• the flange extends at least partially into a cavity defined by the transparent rounded covering;
• and
• a camera housing enclosing the lens module;
• and
• an actuator module coupled to the lens module and configured to pivot the lens module about a location inside of the lens module relative to the camera housing and the device housing.